86 (Advertisement) H. ): M -or How you mzx whisky is your own business T HE OLD SCOTTISH POET James Hogg is said to have remarked that, with his favorite whisky HI weel believe ] could mak drinking toddy oot 0' sea- water." That's going a little far, even with poetic license. But it reminds us that there are many opinions on the proper way of drinking fine Scotch whisky. Let's review some of them: The Englishman takes Scotch with soda, and deplores the American habit of adding ice. The Scotsman, In turn, de- plores the soda; according to one writer, he considers it an ((obscenity". The Scot may add plain water, but is inclined to prefer his whisky neat. Some Americans agree with the Scots. We recall one eXàmple, at a convivial gatherIng. One elderly gentleman ordered his whisky straight The waiter asked, HWhat would you like for a chaser, sir?" The reply was, HY oung man, the only chaser which should be permitted to follow fine Scotch whisky is a gulp of air!" Other Americans prefer a mixer of some kind. Which is best with 12 year old Chivas Regal Scotch Whisky? The answer is simple. The way you prefer to drink it is best for you. Scotland's Prince of Whiskies is so mellow that it is de- lightful when taken straIght. On the other hand, its majestic flavor will assert itself with the usual mixers. We only wish the supply of this great whisky were as sImple a problem. We have been in business in Aberdeen, Scot- land, for 154 years During that time we have perfected the art of blending Chivas Regal from thirty-three of the rarest dis- tillations of Scotland, all of them 12 years old We have learned how to create a masterpiece, but we have not found a way to produce this liquid treasure in vast quantities. Its supply is limited by its very nature. That is why your dealer or barman may occasionally be out of Chivas Regal when you ask for it Please give him a second call' . BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY 86 PROOF CHIV AS BROTHERS IMPORT CORP. NEW YORK N. Y. really alarmed Is dinner never going to be served? Everyone's eyes are red from the smoke, and conversation is getting weaker and weaker. Mrs Toplofty-evidently de- spairing-sits down. Mrs. Worldly also sits, both hold their eyes shut and say nothing. At last the dining-room door opens, and Sigrid instead of bowing slight- ly and saying in a low tone of voice, "Dinner is served," stands stiff as a block of wood, and fairly shouts: "Dinner's all ready!" Now it reads: Then you go into the living-room, and after everyone has arrived you wait a few minutes with no sign of dinner. You ,vait a little longer and gradually you become nervous-what can have happened? The dining-room door might be that of a tomb for all the evidence of life behind it You become really alarmed. Is dinner never going to be served? Conversation is getting weaker and weaker. Mrs. Toplofty- evidently despairing-sits down. Mrs. Worldly also sits; both say nothing. At last the door opens with a jerk, and Sigrid, instead of bowing slightly and murmuring gently, "Dinner is served," stands stiff as a poker, and shouts: "Dinner's ready!" The earlier dinner included oysters, which are omitted in 1955. "Yau have collected the smartest and the most crit- ical people around your table to put them to torture such as they will never forget," Mrs. Post wrote in 1922, and continued, "You. . . know that [your guests] will tell everyone: 'Whatever you do, don't dine with the Newweds unless you eat your dinner before you go, and wear black glasses so no sight can offend you.'" In 1 9 5 5, she writes, "You have collected the most knowing and the most critical people around your table to put them to discomfort that you feel they will never forget.. . . Thev will tell everyone: 'Whatever you do, don't dine with the Newweds unless d . b f ' " you eat your Inner e ore you go. You see? A kind of watering-down has set in. No fire in 1955; no oysters; the guests are knowing, rather than smart; they suffer presumably unfor- gettable discomfort rather than un- qualifiedly unforgettable torture; their admonition omits the black-glasses rec- ommendation, and is therefore softer. Well, no doubt the black glasses were partly for the fire, and you could argue that Mrs. Toplofty's and Mrs. W orld- ly's behavior was worse In 1955 than in 1 922, since in 1 922 they were too busy rubbing their eyes to keep the conver- sational ball rolling, whereas in 1955 they didn't have this excuse, but, all in all, I think Mrs. Post's fashionable folk have lost a certain amount of oomph over the decades. I attribute this to democracy and the income tax Consid- er the mellowing of Mrs. James Town. On May 17, 1 922, she writes from clUNE 1 8, 1 9 5 5 .....:c .... .....:c .... .", .... ... .... ... .... F',".",, > . :Jo.::...'.- < .. , 'x.. ".".. ..::o. . <', < ':" : :>', jf).. < "'. ',., ;........ , ' J ' \.... 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